Slow Warming Trend Ahead; No Rain Anytime Soon

COLD START: Again this morning we have many locations across North Alabama in the 30s… here are some temperatures just before sunrise…

Gadsden 32
Jasper 34
Chelsea 34
Fort Payne 35
Helfin 35
Meridianville 35
Haleyville 36
Talladega 36
Cullman 37
Decatur 37
Bessemer 37
Demopolis 38
Greenville 38
Muscle Shoals 39
Tuscaloosa 40
Alexander City 40
Anniston 40
Huntsville 40
Birmingham 42
Montgomery 42
Mobile 47

DRY: Today will be the 20th consecutive day with no rain for most of Alabama, and we see no chance of meaningful rain for at least the next ten days. The last time we had an entirely dry month of October in Birmingham was 100 years ago, in 1924.

Look for sunny pleasant days and clear cool nights through the weekend with highs mostly in the 70s and lows in the 40s.

NEXT WEEK: The long dry spell continues; highs will be mostly in the 77-83 degree range, with lows in the 50s. The sky will stay mostly clear. See the video briefing for maps, graphics, and more details.

TROPICS: The wave (Invest 94L) near the Leeward Islands is not expected to develop; NHC has dropped the chance of development to 10 percent.

Elsewhere, widespread showers and thunderstorms continue across the northwestern Caribbean Sea in association with a broad area of low pressure (Invest 95L) that is gradually becoming better defined to the north of eastern Honduras. Environmental conditions appear conducive for some additional development over the next day or two, and a short-lived tropical depression or storm could form before the system moves inland over Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico tomorrow. Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is likely across portions of Central America and southern Mexico through the weekend. NHC gives it a 50 percent chance of short term development.

No tropical systems are expected in the Gulf of Mexico through the rest of October. Hurricane season ends November 30.

FOOTBALL WEATHER: Perfect weather for high school football games across Alabama tonight. A clear sky with temperatures in the low 60s at kickoff, falling into the 50s during the second half.

Tomorrow Auburn plays Missouri in Columbia (11:00a CT kickoff)… the sky will be sunny with temperatures rising from near 68 at kickoff into the low 70s during the second half.

Alabama will be in Knoxville to take on Tennessee (2:30p CT kickoff)… it will be a sunny day. About 70 degrees at kickoff, falling into the 60s by the fourth quarter.

And, UAB will be in Tampa to play South Florida (2:30p CT kickoff)… the weather will be sunny and warm with temperatures in the low to mid 80s.

ON THIS DATE IN 1916: A category two hurricane moved inland near Pensacola. The maximum wind velocity at Mobile was 115 mph from the east at 8:25 am. Pensacola had winds of 120 mph at 10:13 am when the wind instrument tower was blown down.

Look for the next video briefing here by 3:00 this afternoon… enjoy the day!

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